Bowel cancer symptoms: Four key signs of bowel cancer in your poo - 'don't ignore them'
Bowel cancer is an extremely common type of cancer in the UK, but huge numbers of people still aren’t fully aware of the signs to look out for. It doesn’t help that the symptoms can be incredibly subtle in its early stages.
Bowel cancer is a general term for any cancer that develops in the large bowel, and it may sometimes be known as colon or rectal cancer.
About one in every 20 people in the UK will develop bowel cancer at some point in their lifetime, according to the NHS.
But it’s often diagnosed much later after it’s developed, because the symptoms can be easily mistaken for something less serious.
Everyone should consider checking their stools regularly to look out for any of the four key warning signs.
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